title: Luminescent solar concentrators with fiber geometry.
abstract: The potential of a fibre luminescent solar concentrator has been explored by means of both analytical and ray-tracing techniques. Coated fibres have been found to be more efficient than homogeneously doped fibres, at low absorption. For practical fibres concentration is predicted to be linear with fibre length. A 1 m long, radius 1 mm, fibre LSC doped with Lumogen Red 305 is predicted to concentrate the AM1.5 g spectrum up to 1100 nm at normal incidence by ~35 x. The collection efficiency under diffuse and direct irradiance in London has been analysed showing that, even under clear sky conditions, in winter the diffuse contribution equals the direct.
authors.forename: Oreane Y
authors.initials: OY
authors.lastname: Edelenbosch
authors.forename: Martyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Patrignani
authors.forename: Wilfried G J H M
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: van Sark
authors.forename: Amanda J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Chatten